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Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.